| A | E | |
| Goodbye, joe, me gotta go, me oh my | oh. |
| A | |
| Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the | bayou. |
| A | E | |
| My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh | my oh. |
| A | |
| Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the | bayou. |
| A | E | |
| Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet | gumbo |
| E | A | |
| Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher | amio. |
| A | E | |
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be | gayo, |
| A | |
| Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the | bayou. |
| SOLO |
| A | E | |
| Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is | buzzin', |
| A | |
| Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the | dozen. |
| A | E | |
| We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh | my oh. |
| A | |
| Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the | bayou. |
| A | E | |
| Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet | gumbo |
| E | A | |
| Cause tonight i'm gonna see my ma cher | amio. |
| A | E | |
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be | gayo, |
| A | |
| Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the | bayou. |
| SOLO |
| A | E | |
| Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet | gumbo |
| E | A | |
| Cause tonight i'm gonna see my ma cher | amio. |
| A | E | |
| We dress in style and go hog wild, | me oh my oh. |
| A | |
| Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the | bayou. |
| From Emmylou Harris "Elite Hotel" |
| Reprise Records 1975 |
| Fred Rose Music(BMI) |